Article 22
Part-Time Employment

Section 1. Annual Survey

The Department will conduct an annual survey of employees in the bargaining unit to determine their interest in part-time employment. The survey form will include information on the rights and benefits of part-time employment. The Department will consult with the Union on the content of the survey form and share the results of the completed survey with the Union.

Section 2. Part-Time Employment Roster

Each DOL Personnel Office shall maintain a roster of employees interested in part-time employment and refer the names of those employees to selecting officials seeking to fill part-time positions. A part-time career employment fact sheet outlining employee benefits and personnel management actions may be obtained from servicing Personnel Offices.

Section 3. Conversions

a. If a full-time employee wishes to convert to part-time, he/she shall make a request to his/her supervisor. The Department will make a good faith effort to accommodate the employee's request.
b. Conversion from full-time to part-time employment and the reverse can be made only with the employee's written request and Management approval. Employees will be given a copy of the part-time position description upon Management approval of the conversion and shall know the grade of that position before accepting conversion to part-time.
c. Employees who accept or convert to part-time positions have no guarantee they will be subsequently converted to full-time employment, but Management agrees to make good faith efforts to accommodate the employee's request.
d. An employee who is denied a conversion from full-time to part-time or vice versa shall be notified in writing of the reasons.

Section 4. Reports

Management will send Local 12 a copy of reports submitted to the Office of Personnel Management regarding part-time employment.